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Apronia of Toul

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Saint

Apronia of Toul
Virgin
BornGermany
DiedTroyes, France
Venerated inCatholic Church,
Antiochen Orthodox Church
Major shrineToul
Feast15 July

Apronia of Toul, also called Evronie of Troyes,[1][2] was a nun and saint of the 6th century.[2] She was born at Tranquille, a village in Trier, Germany.[1] Her brother was Saint Aprus of Toul, a bishop in Toul in northeastern France, from whom she received the veil.[2] Hagiographer Sabine Baring-Gould said of Apronia: "Drawn by her love of Christ to a religious life, she led on earth a virginal and angelic life, in imitation of her brother, a man of the highest sanctity. During her life she loved innocence, purity, and holiness, which she preserved till her death".[1] She died in a convent at Troyes, about 140 km (87 mi) southeast of Paris, year unknown, on 15 July, and was enshrined at Toul by the bishop Saint Gerard in 992.[1][2][3] She is the patroness saint of women in labor and other dangers.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Baring-Gould, Sabine (1877). The Lives of the Saints (3rd ed.). London: J. Hodges. p. 357.
  2. ^ a b c d "St. Apronia (Evronie) of Germany". Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Saint of the Day Archive". Washington, D.C.: St. Patrick Catholic Church. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. ^ Dunbar, Agnes B.C. (1901). A Dictionary of Saintly Women. Vol. 1. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 81.